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Missy Common

Missy has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a young female

"a young lady of 18"

2

A young female, or miss; as a term of mild disparagement, typically used jokingly or rebukingly.

"The old dialect book lists "missy" as an alternative spelling for the Scots word "misy," which means to be sorry or regretful."

3

Alternative form of misy

Adjective
1

Girlish; effeminate; sentimental.

"She dismissed his practical advice as mere missy talk and insisted on planning a surprise party for their anniversary."

Proper Noun
1

A diminutive of the female given name Melissa.

"The old school photo showed a young boy holding hands with his childhood friend, Missy."

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